Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology

Museum in Lisbon, Portugal

Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology

Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia

The new MAAT building, designed by architect Amanda Levete, as seen from the river.

Established| 4 October 2016 (2016-10-04)
(Placing the last stone:
9 March 2017 (2017-03-09))[1]
Location| Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates| 38°41′45″N 9°11′41″W﻿ / ﻿38.69591°N 9.19464°W﻿ / 38.69591; -9.19464
Type| Museum of art, science and industrial archeology and exhibition center
Director| João Pinharanda
Architect| Amanda Levete
Owner| EDP Foundation
Website| www.maat.pt

The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology or MAAT (Portuguese: Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia) (MAAT) is a museum in Lisbon, Portugal.

## The Museum

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The front of the museum with the Tagus river by its side.

MAAT is a cultural project for the city Lisbon that is focused on three areas - Art, Architecture, and Technology. The €20m museum sits on the River Tagus (Rio Tejo) to the west of the city centre.[2] and "one of Europe's most lyrical new museums".[3] It establishes a connection between the new building and the Tejo Power Station, one of Portugal's most prominent examples of industrial architecture from the first half of the 20th century, and one of the most visited museums in the country. The museum is designed by Amanda Levete Architects.

MAAT's ambition is to present national and international exhibitions by contemporary artists, architects, and thinkers. The programme also includes various curatorial perspectives on EDP Foundation's Art Collection, reflecting current subject matters and trends.

MAAT's programme opened on 30 June 2016 with four exhibitions held in renovated spaces of the Tejo Power Station building. On 5 October of the same year, the new building opened to the public with a large-scale work by French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, created specifically for this space.

The museum hosted the Eurovision's "Blue Carpet" event, where all the contestants and their delegations are presented before the press, fans and public, on 6 May 2018. The official Opening Ceremony of the 2018 contest, which will take place at the nearby Electricity Museum.[4]

On 19 December, 2019 part of the false ceiling in the entrance of the building collapsed as a result of storm Elsa.[5]

## References

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1. ^ MAAT, webpage of the architect Amanda Levete
2. ^ Wainwright, Oliver (6 October 2016). "'The hotspot of hotspots': Amanda Levete's €20m Lisbon museum opens with a sinuous swoosh". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
3. ^ Glancey, Jonathan (22 September 2016). "A New Museum in Lisbon Pushes the barriers of Art, Architecture and Light". Newsweek.
4. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (12 January 2018). "Eurovision 2018: RTP reveals Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception venue - ESCToday.com". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
5. ^ "Parte do telheiro do Maat destruído por depressão Elsa". Sábado Portugal. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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